Mr. Michael Constable, of Bridlington, Yorkshire, who is chief engineer of the m.v. Rangitoto, has turned his hobby of lapidary—collecting stones and pebbles—into profit for the R.N.L.I. During voyages he polishes stones and pebbles to... - View image in PDF
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HRH The Duchess of Kent Presents The Bronze Medal For Gallantry To Coxswain Douglas Kirkaldie of Ramsgate. - View image in PDF
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Below: The crew of the Beaumaris Atlantic 75, Blue Peter II. help the crew of a small motor craft. - View image in PDF
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, and Caister, Norfolk.—On the morning of the 3rd of December, 1952, the fast patrol boat Havoernen, of the Royal Danish Navy, with a crew of twenty-four, which was taking part in exercises with British coastal...
Facts and Figures In 1985 RNLI lifeboats have so far launched 1,834 times, saving 762 lives.
In 1984 lifeboats launched 3,613 times (an average of nearly ten times a day) and saved 1,330 lives (an average of over three...
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THE Loss OF THE UTOPIA.
THE loss of a fine ship of 1,000 tons or more, with a valuable cargo on board, is- so frequent an occurence now-a-days, and yet the aggregate of such losses forms so small a per-centage to the...
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Contents Volume XLIII Number 447 Price 15p Chairman: COMMANDER F. R. H. SWANN, CBE, RNVR Director and Secretary: CAPTAIN NIGEL D1XON, RN THE YEAR OF THE LIFEBOAT 1824-1974 Lives Saved: 98,500 Notes of the Quarter by the Editor .. .. .. .. .....
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How do you keep a 24/7 search-and-rescue service running when a coxswain is taking a well-earned holiday? What about when a family emergency arises for the station mechanic? Or illness strikes? Meet the team who answer the call for...
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